Hatch book machine



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. `This invention'relates to improvements in i mntchvbookmachines.'y i f It is the primary object of the Vinvention to improveuthe accuracyand speed ofoperation of a machine for the manufacture `of matchfbooks.

More speclncally stated, it isniy ilioseto provide-amagazine feed for the match combs from which the match blanks are cut; toprovide ya iced for advancing the combs toaflxed stopV with 9 which thecut-oii' knives are associated; whereby `to ensure that veach .of the blanks will be accu` rate as to size: tmprovlde an improvedfeedfor r the cover stock blanks to assuretheiraccurate delivery through the folder to the point'where l V.the match comb are assembled therein; to provide means forlregisteiing the comb blanks accurately with each cover blank'following the assembly of the blanks; toprovide improved automatic delivery mechanism for assemblingthe 25 'parts intimed synchronlsm for the continuous -production ofmatch books. i In the drawings;`

Figure iis a front elevation of a mhinem r.

completed books in stacks and countingthe books to divide thestacks into packages containing' a bodying the present invention, omitting those the application of striped paintto th'ebthewise complete books, andthe subsequent drying of the Lpaint..

Figure 2 is a plan view of the mechanism shown 35 in Fig.1. e

Figure 3 is an `enlarged v4detail view taken in section on :the line indicated at `3.-.-3 of Figure 1.

- filgured` is a fragmentary plan view-of onetof the matchbook assembling units, there `being'two they preferred embodiment of the machine.

f vFigure 5 is anfenlargedi detail view in trans-y Y verse-section onther line 5 5 oiFigure` 1 y 1 Figure 6 is an enlarged view partially in front 45 `elevation and partially kin section on the line t-i of Figures showingadetail of the cut-ofi knife,` frictlonfeed rolls, andstop. l f Figure "l is a detail view ingend elevation `on an `enlarged scale showing a portion of the ratchet 0 feed for the magazine. e, 4 r

Figure 81s a fragmentary detailin plan showing'the feedl member forthe cover stock.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary detail taken in section on an enlarged scale through the device as- I 30. conventional Vportions ,thereof which. relate'to in 'g the unloading fingers.

painthas been applied.

tionfof thecam actuated mechanism .for operatliliie I2 is a.` 'detail' view taken in the line kll-il'ofliigure 10.' f

'Figure i3 is ad'etail vicwtaken in theline iii-Ilot Figure 10. f

vFigure 14 is adiagrammatic view showingthe relative positions of some 'of the major portions r`oi' the apparatus. 1.

Figure 15 is a detail view in perspectiveshow- 10 ing two superimposed match combs as supplied to the comb magazine:` "1f"Figure 16 is a similar view showing match book blanks severed from the combs of Fig. 3. v f l Figure 17 is a-view.i n perspectiveshowing the Amatch 'comb .blanks aspthey appear when' inserted into the coverblank. t

`Figure 18 `isa view in perspectivelillustratingthe rst stepin'foldingy the; cover blank. over the baseslfof theumatchxcomb blanks. I i f Figure `19 isy a viewfin perspective .showingthe section on completion 'of `the folding operation initiated in I. Figure20 shows the folded over` portionv of theV cover stock stapled through the bases of the comb Figure 21`isasimilar view inperspectiveshowing `the completed book to which the strikers Like .parts are identified by. the same reference v 4icliaracters throughout the several views. I shall first refer to thev general organization fof-the machinei and follow thisY with ydetailed kdescription of the component parts pertinent to the present invention.

. 35 Ihe previously"manufactured match combs' are inserted in pairsasinFigl, into a maga- `zinegenerically'.designated by reference character A and best illustrated in Figs. 1.2.3,4 and 7. Therefare -two such-magazinesiin the apparatus as disclosed.y i e From each-isuchfmagazine successive pairs of match combs areldischargedV and fed by a feed- 55 `sociated with the cover folder forflnally regis-V tering the match comb blanks in the cover.

Figure 10 is a view showing inplanonf an len-vk ,-larged scale the stacking, countingand discharge .mechanism. l. r r 60 Figure 11 is a fragmentary detail in side elevai'referencecharacter 'B' andbest shown'in Figs. i -1,.2v,3,` 4" and f6. '..In the-feedingfand cut-off device matchbookV blanksrofthe nature shown in ing and cut-off device generically .designated by =Fig. iare si'icces'sively severed from the leading ends of the successivelyfed match comb pairs.

`In the meantime the cover stockvblanks piled in ther cover stock magazines` generically desigv` nated by lreferencecharacter C;,(Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5) are beingdelivered one at a time to folding mechanisms D (Figs. 2, 4 and 5) and a match blankfeeder E (Figs. 4 and 5) periodically nserts eachfsuccessive'matchblank into the folded cover' stock and delivers these assembled parts in the condition shown in Fig. "17- tothe conveyor v ...without aguas time describing in uetanthe 00 l e y operations of completing the book, it will be sufficient to state that the comb` blanks are now accurately registered in foldedr covers, the covers are folded over the registered blanks and stapled or stitched, and the striker paint is applied by means which is conventional and hence is not here illustrated. y Y

Thereafter the chain includes several flights to and fro upon which the strikerl paint is allowed to dry, these fiightsfalso rbeing conventional and not here illustrated, and finally the chain returns the finished product to the discharge portion of the machine where the unloader and stacking mechanism generlcallydesignated by reference characterG. (Fig.v l, 2 and 10) nests together theiinished books, compacts them in a stack, and delivers counted units for packaging. The unloading point is immediately adjacent the Vpoint where L the chain is again charged with assembled cover stock and match comb blanks.

I -Having indicated the general organization of the machine, I shall now describe its component sections. y l

The match comb` magazine This being a duplex machine, there aretwo match comb magazines. VInasmuch as they are identical, however, only-one will lbe specifically described. The match vvcomb vmagazine generically designated by reference character A, comprises a suitable support I` extending upwardly from the bed 2 of the'machine frame and provided with suitable bearings for the upper and lower sprocket shafts 3' and 4 respectively. Theseshafts carry sprockets 5 and 6 respectively, over which operate the spaced conveyor chains 1, each such chain being provided at corresponding intervals with outwardly Vprojecting Pegs at 8 constituting supports for pairs of `match combs 8 (Fig. 15)v which are laid thereon by the operator.

In a few minutes the operator may positiona 45 pair of match combs on each pair of corresponding pegs of the conveyor chains 1, and-he is then free to attend 'to other worksince the number of supports for pairs of combs is sumcient to enable the machine to function for a considerable period without further attention.

Ultimately in the progressive downward advance of the pegs 8 supporting pairs of match combs, such pegs pass through notches shown in dotted lines at I0 in Fig..4 inthe supporting plate II on which each successive pair of match combs is deposited as the pegs pass through/the plate. Resting on plate Il in anormally retracted position, are the pushers or ejectors I2 which, in the present device, are three in number. These ejectors are` sychronously actuated by means hereinafter to be described to push the superposed match combs on to the feed table I5 `with their butt portions engaged between thefeed rolls I5. y

The match comb feed and cut-o1? mechanism D The feed rolls I6 constitute a part of the match comb feed and cut-off Amechanism now to be described.

The feed rolls have tapered ends to facilitate the introduction of the match combstherebetween. The upper roll is mounted on av spindle I1 carried by a block I8 fulcrumed on a cross pin I 9 and pressed into operative engagement with the other feed roll by means of the compression spring 20 adjusted as to its compression by set screw 2l. The feed rolls I6 are interconnected by gears 22 andfr23, tov rotate in unison. f

As clearly appears in Fig. 4, there are two sets of the feed rolls I6 associated with that portion vof feed table I5 on to which the match comb pair 9 is pushed by the ejectors I2. There are.two other sets of feed rolls 25 near the right hand end of the. .feed table I5 as viewed'in Fig. 4. These feedrolls correspond in general to feed roll I6 as to their mounting and intergeared connection.

The lower feed roll of each of the sets I6 and 25 carries a sprocket 26 (Fig. 3), the several sprockets being connected for uniform movement by a chain 21. This chain is actuated lbi' the pawl 28 (Fig. 4) which engages the successive links of the chain and is pivoted at 29 to the armA 30 of lever 18, which lever is oscillated by means hereinafter to be described. "The result of this Farrangement is the intermittent advance of the chain and the corresponding Vintermittent rotation of the feed rolls I6 and 25 `adjustable is engaged at its end by the knurled head 31 of the adjusting screw 38. In an ear '39 of block 36 is a set screw'40 which also engages the head 31 of the adjusting screw, whereby such head is confined against 'any axial displacement. Obviously, therefore, the rotation o f the knurled head 31 will adjust the stop arm 34 very gradually in the path of movej ment of the paired match combs 9.

44Coacting with the fixed shear blade 33 is a vertically reciprocable shear blade 42 carried yby slide 43- (Fig. 6)'. This slide may conveniently be reciprocated from shaft 45 by meansof an eccentric 46, eccentric strap 41, connecting rod 48, and wrist pin 49.

as above noted, the rate of feed of the match comb pairs 9 by the feed rolls I6 and 25 is in excess of the actual requirements of the machine. Thus, when the leading ends of the match comb pairs reach'the 'stop arms 34 and the pairs are thereby brought to rest, the continued movement of the rolls results in the frictional slippage of the rolls on the butt .surfaceof the combs; 'This holds the combs tightly to the stop and enables the cut of the shear knives 42 and 33 to be lo- .cated with great accuracy between two consecutive matches on the respective combs. It has been found that any less accurate and less easily adjustable feed is unsatisfactory for the reason that there are changes in the length of the paper, whereof such combs Aare composed, such that other feeds do not definitely locate the cut between consecutive matches.

Sincethe movement of the comb 'engaged by rolls 25 is retarded by the repeated contact of its successively cut end portions with the stop arm 34, the rate of advance of this comb is retarded as compared with the comb freshly ejected from the magazine into engagement with feed rolls I6. Thus, although there is initially a substantial disthe channel |04 in-which'operates the slide-.|05

for `'feeding the previously severed match rblanks |00."` It-will berecalled that the progressively fed match comb pairs have been stopped bythe gauge 34 beneath the shear knife 42 and double match blanks severed therefrom by the 'descent of 'saidshear knife across the shearing surface ofthe fixed blade 33. The double blanks-thus severed are depositedin the'chann'el |04 vin ythe path of slide |05 of the lmechanism E, such slide `being then retracted. As the tuckinfg blade which has rq1ded1thgcoverb1ankss is v'retracted from the blank the feed slide |05 ismoving forwardly ,"to kinsertfthe live ends 'of "the-paired" match 'blanksinto the lfold ofthe cover stockl aswshown inFig. 5. 4 l Y l g.

The continued forward movement oftheslide 'pushes the folded cover f90 as well as the match sequent operations ,performed on the assembled their respective faces. Thevcam follower roller shown in dotted'lines'at ||5tin Fig: 5 operates lin the cam groove ||3 and is mounted upon'a lever ||0 connected by link ||1Ito the arm ||0 of rock shaft 08. This arrangementoscillates the `roclt shaft to tap thev aligning plunger "9| of the coverstock magazinevand to'oscillatethe tucking blade |0| of the cover stock folderand g feeder designated generallybyreference charac- Vand mountedv on a lever |2|1.

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Operating in the cam track |-|4 of cam disk 2 is theroller |20 shown' in dotted lines in Fig; 5

Pivoted yconcentrically withlever |2| isthe lever'v |22 connected 'by'link |23 with the fed'slide |05. A resilient connection is established lbetween lever- I2 and lever |22 byl means of the ,threaded post |24 carried by lever |22, and the compression spring l| encircling such post and confined between lever |22 and ear |25 on lever' |2|.

The engagement ofthe ear with the nut |21 on`post |24A ensures the'v positive retraction of slide |05 while,'in the-opposite direction ofA movement, the thrust is transmitted through' the compression'spring |25 so as to 'provide yfor acertain 1 paint isapplied tothe otherwise complete match f degree of lost motion as the pair of match blanks and superposed cover= 99 are thrust homeinto thepocket |08- of the conveyor chain.

4 The conveyor F andits actuating conn actions :11n the preferredembodiment of the invention the conveyor F comprises a chain-having links (Fig. 4) ,f each link carrying onerof the receptaclesl 08 above referred to. From thel right hand hide of Figs. 1 and .2 to the. left handside of suchfigures. lthe'conveyor F follows a circuitous path in the course of which the striker book and is dried thereon before the books. are

f unloaded from they conveyor.` This portion-f thechain, being conventional, is not illustrated.

" Separate means are employed for advancing the chain at different points according to the requirements of the apparatus. Adjacent each end of the main drive shaft 45 (Fig. l) is a helical cam |3| coacting with the successive studs or teeth i receptacles yof the conveyor. A some n importance that thel conveyor movements `be controlled `with accuracy adjacent theload- -ing stations and accordingly,y although the main l conveyordrive'takes place through the sprockets alarma |32 of the crown wheels-|33. The drive to the -chain is illustrated .onlyat'the left hand side vof the apparatuses viewedln Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. Crown'wheel |33'is mounted ona shaft |54 which projectsiat' the rear of the table and carriesa sprocket |35 over which operates the driving -chain i|30 leadingto sprocket .|31 :on shaft |30. Shaft v|38 vcarries the mainhdriving sprocket v|30 .over winch xthe conveyor F passes. as ,shown in A similar sprocket |40'spaced to the leftof sprocket IIS-ls an idler, and the chain passes over sprocket |40 and downwardly around a guide f|4| and thence upwardly over sprocket |39y to provide azblghtA at the unloadingistations here- ,inafter to be described.` Passing to -theright from sprocketl38 as viewed in Figs. 1, Zande, thefeonveyor passes ,beneathI anl idler guide sprocket |43 and thence along the bed of the Y machine. Y At the center 'of the machinethere are two loading stations'of which the disclosure of Fig.,5 is typical.` At -each of these stations the feed vslide |05 is intermittently inserting a match comb -blank intoaV4 cover stock blank and driving the assembled blanks vtogether intoreceptacles |08 .carriedbythe conveyor. Because therearet'wo .such stations theconveyor is made to move two steps in each'. operation, and the two stations are so located as to register with different .alternate It isobviously of `as above described, I'V provide a AIgnore accurate pawl feed l.which takes up slack between the conveyorlinkssand accurately positions the links at the loadingstations. i e.

The maindrive shaft 45 carries a bevel pinion at |45 meshing with a gear A|46 (Fig. l). This gear drives shaft |41 (Fig. 2) from which a chain un; actuates the stitching mechanism |49 which, being conventional, is not shownin detail.

4Shaft |41 also carries a crank |50 which ytransmits. motion throughconnecting rod |5| to. an oscillatory lever |52 pivotedjto the rearwof the 4bedV of themac'hine and provided with apawl 53 riding over the-links of the chain andVupon each oscillation; v,engaging the upstanding lugsv I5.4,Aof fthe severaklinksto advance the chain two steps at eachoscillationr of the lever. y .7,

- vrDuring each dwell in the advance of thechain, pressure is applied tothematch comb blanks to .force themhome into ther cover stock blanks and .tog s eat both blanks in .flnal registry withV the receptacle |00 Ain` which they have been placed. Immediately following this seating or registering voperation, the folding is done. The mechanisms for vperforming AFig.9.v i

kthese functions are shown in The main drive shaft 45 4carries a4 double faced cam |56 havingcam grooves' |51 and |58'in its opposite'faces. The levers'l58 and |60 have cam `follower rollers :operating in the respective grooves -|51 and |50 to operate the folding slides l|60 and |6| respectively.

Mounted on slide |60 is an arm |63 havingan aperture'd portion '|54 loosely engaging the end of the'lever |55 which isv mounted'on'rock shaft |66.- :Thisfrock shaft carries the registeringblade A` |61 which is shown in the act of registering or thrusting the match blank |06 to ts'fully depth into tthe cover blank" 99 in the receptacle |08 before' the forward movement of the chain carries 75 sweep them from `the cross conveyor when the4 arm is next engaged by thdi'evolvng roller 209. The general organization of ymy 'vimproved i match bookv'machine ,has been described near;

the beginning of thisspecification, and in connection withthe detailed descriptionrof each of y its component parts lhave described the operation ofsuch part, indicating particularly the-novel features thereof; and. thosejalready known.

I claim:

In a matchbook machine, the combina-tion with means for severing blanks from, match combs, of match-4 comb feeding means including 'rolls provided with r continuously operable driv-,r` ing connections and vf 1-ict i cnally. operable upon match combs .for the longitudinaladvancethereof across the-path of'said -severing means, anda stop for.` limiting said ,advance at a point Aappropriate for the severing of a blankfrom the., match comb fed by said` means said. feeding meansbeingoperable at a rate inexcess of that; required for'the advance oi: match combstothe blanksevering means wherebyto assure the de,-vr

tcrminationof .the size of the blankby engage?. mentv oftheend vof the. comb withsaid stop andv toprovide ya dwell at Said stop for the loperation of said severing means.

2'. In a matchbook machine, thefcombinationn' with 'comb severing means,` o'f `a guideway proj videdfwith. a path forlongitudinal combiravel' to said means, ay set of frictionfrolls yieldably mounted with reference to said gideway for the( advance of .a match c omb'thereon',l and a stop p s'i'tioned beyond'said severing' means, whereby to arrest the movementof acombat a point ap-il propriatetoy d'eneth'e size of lthe blank to'be' cuttherefromby said severingmeans, said4 rolls` being adapted `toslip on the surface vof the comb soarrested, .means for continuously driving vsaid rolls, and affeefd means jon which. successive combs are movable beneathfone 'of the rollsin a directionhaxially of the roll and laterally of .the

comb. -i Y `3. In a match book machine, the combination with a blank severing ,deviceandatop adjacent' theretdfof a gluideway leading to Asaid deviceiri the ldirection `of said stop, a set of yielclablyZ mountedvfriction rolls mounted along said guideway in the path of match, combs fed thereon for the frictional advance ofVV such combs, certainof saidl rolls having aftapered endportion, and means for. automatically..introducing Vthe butt portion of `a matcli comb laterally beneath: the

tapered portionlof .saidlastmentioned roll to be.

advanced thereby kalong saidfguidevvay to lsaid stop and means for actuatingY said last roll` ata rate toassure contact `o f thecomb with the stop in advance of.each severing; operation. f

.l Q4.' In a match bookmachine, the combination with'aA comb `severing device and `astop limiting combmcvement therebeyond to define the sizeof a blank tof besevered by said device, of 'a comb feed fguid'e'wayv leadingtofsaid device, a set yof frictional vf eedwrolls disposed "along said guidewa'y in 'positions to vadvance 'ai", cornb longitudinally thereon and means forfintermittently actuating. y

" said rolls in a combadvancingdirection to an extent in excess of the arnount requiredto connpensateforthelengtho the blank severed by said device, and means for depositing combs in# termitte'nuy pcnsaid 'guidewayan'e' nite 'of im!! Vance'` thereofbe'ing sulcientto enable each successive comb to overtake vupon said guidevvay the end ofthe comb previously deposlted there' on', whereby saidc'ombs are fed continuously to said stop tobe acted uponlbysaid severing de;

Vice.

5. machine,y the combinatienY r witha combcut-o device, of a guidewayffordeliveringcom'bs longitudinally thereto, a stop be'ymdsaidrv vdevice for'` limiting movement of combsbeyond said device,ewhereby.to determine thelengthof the blank'to be .cut therefrom,`

friction rolls positioned along saidy guideway for the, advance .lof combs thereover, a comb. mager.

zine'mbeside said guideway, an ejector associated withsaid magazine. and provided with means for its'intermit'tent actuationi'na directiontodeliver combs laterally from said magazineto said guide- .way for. friction propulsion by said rollers, and

meansfor operatingsaid rollers at a rate` in ex,

cess of the movement required vto vadvance the ,combs for thev distance' of the blank severed therefrom, whereby each successive comb depos- .ited'byf' said'ejectcr upon said guideway is advancedwith s uch rapidity as to overtake the comb previously c leposited-thereom the subsequent excess movement 4of said rolls beingy ab-` sorbed by slippage thereof upon the combs.

6.,In amatchgbook machine, the combination with a match comb magazine and means for ejecting match combs successively therefrom in adirectionlaterally of the comb, of a match comb feeder positioned toreceive the match comb'fromthe ejector and including 4impofsitive feeding l means acting longitudinallygupon the comb ata rate -in excess of thevremoval of blanks,`

astopin the path of a comb advanced by saidv feeding means, anda cutoi yknife provided-with. A

kvmeans for actuating it `periodically toA sever a blank frcma combengaged'- by said'stop,v said stop being spaced beyond saidknife at a distance equallinga number of splints of said comb.

7.; Ina match book machine, the combination with amatchcomb magazine and a match comb` ejector, of a feeder comprising a guideway vfor combs and means for the frictional driving of an ejected comb in a longitudinal direction .o f advance said driving ,means being located at one side of said guideway in a position to act, solely onthe solid backs of successive combs,a stop against which the end portions of successive ccmbs are held by said frictional driving means,

andfmeans including a cutter in spaced relationA to,sa id.stop for severing blanks with a uniform number of splints from-the end portlonsof combs? abutting the stop.

- In a match book.`machine, the combination With-.a stop and acut o ff knife in spaced relation, thereto, Vof a feeder including a table, leading to .said/stop, a f riction. ro l 1 associated. with the table and having a tapered endv portion, saidf roll being rotatableina direction to advance match combs longitudinally toward the stop -ata rate exceeding the rate cfsevering vblanks from successive combs, whereby yto assure comb .engagement with thestop in yadvance of theoperation-of. the knife a magazine conveyor adjacent the'tablean'df'an ejector` associated Awith the conveyor and includ-5' in'gymeans'forpushingsuccesslve combs laterally from' the conveyor beneath the tapered e'nd'cf;

said feed roll tombe fed longitndinallyA thereby to said stop'and knife. V` v' ff 1 .9.In a matchbook machine, thecombination with a stop and acut vofi" device in predeter- 

